Florida State University Athletics
Latson Named Top 10 Candidate For 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award
1/31/2023 1:01:45 PM | Women's Basketball
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Women’s Basketball freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson has been announced as a Top 10 candidate for the 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. The announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon by The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
Named after the first player, male or female, named to an All-America Team in four straight college seasons, the annual award in its sixth year recognizes the top shooting guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the tenacity and scoring prowess of Class of 1993 Hall of Famer Ann Meyers.
Latson leads the Seminoles averaging 22.7 points per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the floor and averaging 4.7 rebounds. She is one of the nation’s most efficient scorers in the country averaging 1.01 points per possession and is also second on team with 76 assists.
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, February 3 on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Meyers Drysdale and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is composed of top women’s college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2023 Meyers Drysdale Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the four other members of the Women’s Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Cheryl Miller Award (Small Forward), the Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward) and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men’s Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award are Christyn Williams, UConn (2022), Ashley Owusu, Maryland (2021), Aari McDonald, Arizona (2020), Asia Durr, Louisville (2019) and Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State (2018).
For more information on the 2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MeyersAward on Twitter and Instagram.
2023 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Candidates*
| Keishana Washington | Drexel | Diamond Miller | Maryland |
| Antwainette Walker | Eastern Kentucky | Taylor Mikesell | Ohio State |
| Ta’Niya Latson | Florida State | Zia Cooke | South Carolina |
| Gabby Gregory | Kansas State | Charisma Osborne | UCLA |
| Hailey Van Lith | Louisville | Charlisse Leger-Walker | Washington State |